The Latest Breaking News from Hugo Chávez

U.S. oil companies dominated Venezuela's petroleum industry until the the 1970s and then under Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez.

In the latest escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela, on December 17 US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. His Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, called the move “warmongering threats”, and accused the US of trying to steal…

First reported by the Dallas Express, the letter is addressed to President Donald Trump, with Carvajal saying he wrote it to warn the United States about the dangers posed by the criminal organization.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was once critical of English

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: Ricardo Páez fled Venezuela after being kidnapped. Now, after 10 years of living a suburban dream with his wife and dog in Pembroke Pines, he's been detained by ICE and is suffering behind bars as he faces deportation to parts unknown, his family tells Brendan Rascius

The arrival of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, in the Caribbean basin on November 11 has intensified fears of a large-scale conflict in the region. The carrier has been deployed as part of US president Donald Trump’s campaign against boats in the Caribbean and Pacific…

Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tactic

A source consulted by Caracas Chronicles said the government has launched "a generalized systematic pattern of state action against anyone who dissents"

Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia